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7th May 2008, 20:39
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Howdy Folks!
Hiya, thought I'd better introduce myself, being a new boy. (I use the term very loosely). Living in Gosport, Hants, I've been largely untroubled by trains since I moved here in 1959 (other than a once-a-week goods which petered out some years back). I got interested in trains from my pushchair, when my Grandad would take me to Tilehurst station every Sunday morning. Actually, I figured out some years later, he was waiting for The Roebuck to open it's doors! This was around 1952, and I've delved in & out of railways ever since; between 1973 and 1986 I worked on the Portsmouth-Ryde Isle of Wight ferries. The travel facilities enabled me to hurtle around the country, and indeed, Europe, like the proverbial blue-a***ed fly. I took some awful pics as a schoolboy, up until 1966-ish, and didn't really take many more until around 1983, then went berserk. If anyone would like a look at some of my photos, I've got just over 3000 (some buses/ferries/etc), which can be found at:
http://daverowland.fotopic.net/ There's nearly 80 collections so far, with over 6000 archive slides yet to be added, which I'll be making a start on in a few weeks time. Please leave comments, or get in touch, it makes it all worth while. Nice to be here, all the best, Dave. 
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7th May 2008, 21:26
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Howdy Dave and welcome to the forum. I think you will find that we have a pretty good photo gallery on this site and would love to see some of your photos on it as well as on your fotopic site. Some of the, how did you put it 'I took some awful pics as a schoolboy' often get the best comments. One way or the other I'm sure you will enjoy this site.
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7th May 2008, 21:57
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Thanks for the link to your photopic site Dave, I did a quick scan but will go back to have a more detailed look over the next week or two. Must say I was pleased to see a couple of Garratts in the Spanish section. Not so pleased to see the scrapping of some good locos even if they were tin cans (Diesels)
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8th May 2008, 12:06
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Welcome Dave,
This is a great and friendly forum. Paul.
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